#CUPIE DAY

[eisukevint]

My You

Yosuke Sagara | Kings of Paradise

a/n: HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY @hellocupie its yosuke’s wife’s day fr i love you so fucking omg thank you for being my favourite proof reader, listening to my rants 24/7, keeping up with my shit show i love you <3 this was done last minute im sorry its not the best but this was the least i could do for everything youve done for me! have the best time of ur life!!!

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Impulse shopping is a sport and if buying the first thing that reminds Yosuke of his wife whenever he sets his eyes on something impulse shopping, then Yosuke is a champion. There was no other way to justify the 300 squishmallows and plushies he bought simply because he thought that they looked like his adorable wife.

Yosuke, with the worker’s from the shop he practically emptied, could barely see what’s in front of them due to the gigantic pile of plushies in their arms as they manoeuvred through the mall to the parking lot. This was all part of Yosuke’s grand scheme for his wife’s perfect birthday.

He quickly rushed back into the mall after putting the other stuff in his car, to the jewellery store that had caught his eye when he was leaving. He was surfing through the various chains and bracelets but nothing appealed to him. He was just about to leave the store when his eyes landed on a pair of bracelets. It was a couple’s set and Yosuke was more or less convinced that this was meant for him and (Y/N). He quickly got it packed in their nicest packaging, exited the mall and sped away to complete the last of his preparations.

…

It was 10:00 am by the time Yosuke had gotten out of bed and proceeded to wake (Y/N) up too. He kissed her on the lips wishing her a happy birthday and to say he was overflowing with joy when he saw her smile would be an understatement. But this was just the beginning of his plans so he urged (Y/N) out of the bed and into the bathroom.

The minute she got out of the bath, Yosuke put a blindfold on (Y/N)’s eyes and led to her to the unused guest room in their home. When he undid the blindfold from her eyes and she took a good look at the room, (Y/N) started at at the humongous amount of plushies strewn all across the room. They were all of different sizes and colours, each dissimilar from the other. She turned her head towards Yosuke, jaw slack and eyes widened. This was a dream come true.

“Oh i’m not done yet.” Yosuke smirked and whisked her away out to the entrance.

They eventually set off in his car. (Y/N) kept asking him where they were going but Yosuke kept shushing her. Their playful banter kept the atmosphere lively and the two hours passed by quickly. They eventually reached the outskirts of the city to a cottage with a stream in view. The place looked warm and cozy, a serene place away from the prying eyes of the world.

Yosuke led (Y/N) in and she gaped at the skillfully assembled party decorations. The venue looked like it was for a massive party but it really was just the two of them and they wouldn’t have preferred it any other way.

“This is amazing, Yosuke. Thank you so much!’” (Y/N) turned towards Yosuke as he grabbed her hand and led her inside.

“You haven’t seen the best part yet.” He flashed a smile, settled her on the sofa and made his way to the kitchen. The sounds of kitchen utensils being put to work made it clear that he was cooking for them and (Y/N)’s heart overflowed with love for the man and the efforts he put into making her day better.

Fifteen minutes later, he emerged from the kitchen and once again, grabbed her hand and led her to the dining table.

The aroma of the assortment of side dishes and the steak enticed a grumble from their stomachs and (Y/N) had to ask him if he did all of this himself, to which he nodded. Her eyes visibly brightened when she tasted Yosuke’s cooking again and he melted at the sight. They relished in the pleasant atmosphere and appetising food and before long, the sky had turned orange.

“So, how would you rate my cooking this time?” Yosuke asked with bated breath, (Y/N) in his arms as they got comfortable on the couch.

“An 87/100?” (Y/N) grinned at Yosuke as he feigned mock offense.

“87?! But I put in so much love!” He huffed and buried his face in her hair causing (Y/N) to laugh heartily.

“You got a 70 last time! Fine, i’ll give you five extra points for that.” (Y/N) exclaimed and Yosuke instantly perked up, hugging her a little tighter.

“Did you practice?” (Y/N) asked and Yosuke hummed in response.

“I’ve been practicing to get the steak perfect for over two weeks now.” He replied. He was about to give her a quick kiss and remembered the gift he had gotten her so he quickly detangled their legs and rushed to the kitchen a second time leaving a confused (Y/N) behind.

Yosuke, with a party hat on his head and a cake in his hand, came out of the kitchen singing the birthday song. (Y/N) was beaming and Yosuke could not restrain himself from grabbing her face and kissing her adorable face right there. The cake was pink and had little red hearts on it. It was lovely, just like his wife.

(Y/N) cut the cake while they blew the candles out together. She could not ask for a more perfect day when Yosuke took the gift bag off his wrist and handed it to (Y/N), urging her to open it.

(Y/N) opened the velvet box and gazed at a pair of bracelets in absolute awe. They were platinum bracelets, with a star on one piece and a moon on the other. Yosuke took the star bracelet out of its box and put it on (Y/N)’s wrist. The star glimmered under the dim light of the living room. She was snapped out of her trance when Yosuke spoke up.

“They say the moon feels lonely without its stars.” He grabbed the moon bracelet and put it on his own wrist.

“A night sky is complete when the moon is surrounded by the stars.” He clasped her hands into his own ans gazed in her eyes. (Y/N) could see an emotion in Yosuke’s she couldn’t put a word on. This seriousness seemed out of character for Yosuke and she couldn’t help but tear up.

“You’re the radiant star that makes my starry sky complete, (Y/N). When you’re not around me, I feel lonely. The sense of wholeness when we’re together, when we’re one, is so overwhelmingly euphoric I fell in love with you all over again. Thank you for staying with me against all odds. Thank you for being born. Thank you, for brightening up my days and nights.” Tears were flowing down (Y/N)’s face at this point and Yosuke reached up to wipe them off.

“I love you, (Y/N). You complete me.” A dazzling smile erupted on his face as (Y/N) embraced him, whispering sweet words of adoration and affection for the man.

With their hearts content and bodies united, (Y/N) and Yosuke spent the after hours of her birthday tangled up with each other. They basked in each other’s presence, affirming their love once again.

[becky-website]

Happy birthday, my little sweet Draculaura!

[superbattle117]

Valentine's day this time for Harumi and Han is having a romance date with the help of Cupie(Kirby) & Hot date(pvz2)🍫💝💘

[angel-oftheday]

The Angel of the Day is...

Cupie

From Kirby series

[sungbites]

BEWITCHED ━ huang renjun

pairing : librarian!renjun x fem!reader genre : strangers to lovers, like at first sight, fluff warnings : none! synopsis : renjun lived a quiet life but what happens when he meets someone who just bewitches him wc : 0.6k a/n : reupload but i think it fits renjun! to preface this is a reupload from my account @ pshbites, this is the original and it is my work. i only have these two accounts and if there is any other account impersonating me, it is not me.

renjun felt like a stalker. it wasn’t like he meant to keep following you but the shelves you kept going to just happened to be the ones he had to rearrange. he glanced over to you, skimming through a page of this random sci-fi/thriller book you picked up. he smiled softly, admiring your features. the way your hair sat so perfectly or how you pursed your lips, focusing on the plot of the book. 

you were gorgeous to put it simply. you caught his eye the second you walked in and something about you just drew him to you. he didn’t know how or why, it was like you bewitched him. renjun looked away and looked at the bookshelves again, trying to distract himself. 

“you’re not slick, you know that?” you said, putting the book back on the shelf and turning to renjun. “i.. i wasn’t like following you or anything” renjun sputtered out, cheeks flushing into a soft pink. “mhm.. have fun rearranging those books” you said, smiling softly then walking past him to leave. once he heard the bookstore door open and close he let out a breath he was unknowingly holding. never again, he thought, sighing as he went back to rearranging the shelf. 

…

a couple days had passed since the bookstore incident and the only thing on your mind was him. you had noticed he was following you throughout the store and at some point you looked his way. he was so pretty, everything about him was so pretty but you couldn’t figure out why, like he had bewitched you. it did weird you out a little but you figured out he was admiring you, like when he kept glancing at you as if you didn’t notice, cute. 

whatever spell he had on you was working because here you stood, in front of the same bookstore from last week. you entered and smiled softly at the same boy who was now behind the counter. he smiled back but it seemed that maybe he didn’t recognize you. you sighed and went to the same shelf you left before. 

renjun smiled to himself as you disappeared behind the shelves. you were back, he was sure he would’ve scared you away after the encounter you two had. he drummed his fingers on the counter, in anticipation that you would hopefully check out a book. that way he could just see you closer. he didn’t know why he was acting this way, just something about you. whatever, renjun thought, distracting himself with logging in orders. 

you picked up the very same book you left previously and walked over to the register. renjun smiled softly at you then looked at the book, this was his chance to make a move, he thought. oh? the book from last week? no that’s too weird.. fun book i’ve read this one well no he hasn’t read it. can i have your number now his brain was just spewing out anything. 

“last week from book?” he sputtered out, cheeks flushing at what he said. you looked at him, trying to hold back a laugh. renjun pursed his lips and looked down at the keyboard, logging in the check out. he slid the book towards you along with a slip of paper. “sign there and you can head out” his voice was softer, probably because he was embarrassed. 

you scribbled your signature and slid the paper to him, smiling softly as you picked up the book and left the store. renjun sighed and flipped over the paper to reveal something unexpected. 

‘you’re cute! text me at xxx-xxx-xxxx - yn’ 

renjun smiled softly and put the piece of paper in his pocket. if anyone else were to say how renjun acted the rest of the day, they would say he had a permanent smile glued onto his face.

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[dumbf1nded]

OC Revamp: Cupie + Lore Drop

Cupie is an angelet, a creature that was created for the sole purpose of being used to correct the impurities of the universe. How? Cupie was given an ability to expel a potent cloud of gas of which caused any organism that inhaled it to immediately become docile and/or friendly, regardless of current level of aggression. It's very effective, maybe even overpowered, but luckily, Cupie doesn't know how to trigger his ability on command. It only ever goes off when he's scared.

The opposite of an angelet is something called an erronite. An erronite is created by the great mistake himself, Erroneous. Erroneous wants to spread his impurities across the universe, and the erronites were created to help with that, albeit at a smaller scale. Loomer, Cupie's current day boyfriend, is an erronite.

How did Cupie meet Loomer? Well, uhm. through cringe. More details under the line, but warning, its mostly fluff and corny boys love

Cupie met his boyfriend in a very peculiar way. When Almus, Cupie's owner, was looking for an impurity to capture, Almus spotted Loomer stalking people from a distance. So, without thinking, Almus jumped into action, and decided to test out Cupie's ability by trying to toss him like a grenade. Almus scooped Cupie into his arms, curled him up like a roly poly, and tossed him in Loomer's direction like a football. Cupie's ability went off in the air, much to Almus' frustration, and Cupie continued his flight towards Loomer with zero chance of his ability going off again in time. Loomer turned around, only to see a tiny angelet hurtling towards him at 70 miles per hour, and with no time to react, Loomer reached his hands out and caught Cupie before he collided with the ground. Everything in the world stopped for a moment to process what happened, and things quickly grew awkward when neither Cupie or Loomer moved to break the silence. They just stood there in silence, Loomer unsure whether to let Cupie go, and Cupie hardly resisting Loomer's grasp.

After a about a minute, Cupie started to realize how fluffy this Erronites chest was. He floofed it a couple times, to test the waters, before he straight up began to

Loomer found himself dumbfounded, but strangely finding a sense of comfort from Cupie's paws in his fur at this awkward moment. Suddenly, Loomer didn't want to hurt this angelet, nor did he want to make himself look bad from of them. When Almus came over to retrieve Cupie from the erronite, he was concerned at how neither of them looked at each other as enemies, but as friends. Almus decided that since Cupie still couldn't use his ability yet, they would just wait and see if Loomer would try to do anything bad. If Loomer did something bad, Almus would have Cupie purify his darkness forcefully. If not, Loomer would become a better person on his own terms. Comment the word cringe if you read this thoroughly.

When Loomer behaved himself, Almus allowed Cupie to be **FRIENDS** with him, and as a result, Cupie and Loomer's relationship grew stronger over time until they were changing their personalities to appease each other. These personality changes were actually reflected in their appearance as well.

Loomer was becoming more thoughtful and generous as a result of his introduction to Cupie. As a side effect of his transformation, Loomer's chest fur began to develop a bright yellow tint. On the other end, Cupie was being mischievous to keep Loomer from getting bored. Cupie began to develop dark fur spots on his arms and legs, reflecting his slow transition to the dark side, and maybe making him look like a cheetah, i guess.

Anyways- I think im done. Im probably done. Theres more but i dont want this to be too long. Erroneous does more stuff to annoy Almus, but maybe ill talk about it later. Bye now!!! Thanks for reading, if you did!!

[miraculouslbcnreactions]

Adrien Agreste and Why Motivation Matters

One of the most important things you can gift a character is a motivation that correlates to their intended role in the story. It's a big part of how they truly come alive. And if they have a motivation that doesn't correlate to their role? That can make them come across as a total ass!

A few days ago I got an ask about Lila. I ended my response with this:

I'm totally fine with complex, master-manipulator Lila, it's just hard to figure out the best way to make her work when we don't know anything about her backstory or motivation.

This got me thinking about motivation in general and how much it plays into the show's poor writing. I talked about Lila above, but I wanted to point out how much it's responsible for Adrien's issues, too.

Motivations are one of the main ways you create strong characters. You come up with the thing they want and then keep that in mind whenever you're writing them. Motivations can be very simple and straight forward (I want to get home) or extremely complex and nuanced (a person wanting to create a new government with a very detailed idea of what that means). A character can even have multiple motivations!

Unfortunately, all motivation are not created equal. There is such a thing as a bad motivation and I'm not talking ethics or morality here. I'm talking about picking motivations that match the character's intended role. For example, Gabriel's motivation is fine! It perfectly suits a villain. On the other hand, Adrien's motivation sucks because it makes him into a terrible hero.

Adrien's motivation as given in the show seems to be this: win the heart of my Lady. Later on, that motivation changes to: date Marinette and be the best boyfriend possible. And that's it. He has no other overarching motivations. Individual episodes might give him a one-off motivation to jazz things up for a bit, but generally speaking, romance is all he cares about. It's why we get baffling moments like this one from Dark Cupid:

Cat Noir: Falling for me already, my lady? (pulls Ladybug down next to him) I need to talk to you. Ladybug: It’s gotta wait. Dark Cupi- Cat Noir: (hushes her) I swore to myself that I'd tell you as soon as I saw you. Ladybug, I-I... Look out! (Cat Noir spins around to shield Ladybug, and is struck by one of Dark Cupid's arrows.)

Or this one from Oblivio:

Nadja:(from a helicopter) Looks like Ladybug and Cat Noir are struggling today. (Ladybug is rapidly spinning her yo-yo to deflect Oblivio's blasts while Cat Noir sits down casually.) Ladybug: And stop calling us a couple!

These are just two out of many examples I can pull from, but they highlight a reoccurring issue: Adrien often doesn't take akumas seriously. He's been shown to happily prioritize flirting over fighting and, as a result, he's put himself, his Lady love, and all of Paris in danger.

It also gives us things like Kuro Neko and Kwami's Choice. Episodes where he quit without any concern for protecting his loved ones or even just protecting the freedom that comes with being Chat Noir, things that he only really cares about in the realms of fanfic. As far as the show is concerned, Adrien doesn't care about his loved ones or his freedom. His only constant driving force is his current crush.

Don't get me wrong, he's going to react if he sees Nino in danger or if his father bans him from going to a party! But in terms of what generally guides Adrien's actions? His father, Nathalie, Nino, Chloe, and Alya are out of sight, out of mind. And being able to leave the house? Well, who cares about that? He'll happily sacrifice freedom for a date. Outside of Origins, I think we only ever see him sneak out or otherwise break the rules so he can have a date.

You'll note that Marinette doesn't really have this problem*. While dating Adrien is a big motivation for her, she has a second motivation: protecting Paris. Sometimes those motivations clash, leading her to make poor choices, but that story never treats this as a good thing the way it does Chat Noir's endless flirting. Instead, Marinette's crush is treated as a character flaw or an interesting source of conflict like Volpina threatening to kill Adrien, making Ladybug having to chose between her two main motivations: love and duty.

This is why I've had several posts where I offhandedly mentioned Adrien needing a second motivation. It's also why I've mentioned that Gabriel should have been claiming that akumas were the main reason that Adrien was getting locked up because that's a really simple way to give Adrien personal stakes in the fight. Are those stakes selfish? Sure, but that's okay because it's a selfish motivation that doesn't go against being a hero. If Marinette was only being Ladybug for the sake of her parents, her motivation would be selfish, but still suited to a hero because it doesn't stop her from being heroic. It actually drives her to be heroic. As written, Adrien's motivations do the opposite. Whenever Ladybug or Marinette are seemingly safe, he will do very unheroic things because romance is his only main motivation and that's a problem. To make him work in his intended role, he needs to match Marinette and have (or discover) a motivation that suits a hero.

*To be extra clear and hopefully save myself a salty ask or two, I'm NOT saying that Marinette never does questionable things in the name of romance, she absolutely does. I'm saying that it's extremely rare for her romantic motivation to get in the way of keeping Paris safe because keeping Paris safe is her second motivation and it overrides the romantic one most of the time. Once an akuma is on the loose, she's usually all business. It's one of the reasons Passion (the episode where Nathalie becomes Safari) is so awkward. They did a full role reversal for Marinette and Adrien and it really doesn't work on Marinette's end because it feels out of character for Marinette to ignore the akuma threat in favor of flirting. She never did that for Adrien or Luka or even Catwalker. The worse we ever saw was a crush distracting her from making the right call, but even then, she was always at least trying to protect Paris. Compare Desperada (Viperion's debuted) to Passion and you'll see what I mean.

[starjelly-bah]

could i& please get a level 2 headmate ? preferably masculine , sea creature themed .

p.s. your anons are off , not sure if you meant that , but thought i'd let you know ! you get more interaction with anons on .

angel / oath ( she / he ) , host .

lvl2 masc sea creature themed headmate !

name(s) : coral , casper , finn , nix , kaito , marlow , bruce , nemo , tulen' , anton , martin , skippy , clay , mino , yuo , october

age : 16-19

labels : genderfaun , neoboy // asexual , greyromantic

pronouns : he/him it/itz hy/hym hi/hem blub/blubr sea/sear dol/dolp octo/octop squid/squids whale/whalez sha/sher bubble/bubbles fhe/fhem axo/axol 🐋/🐋s 🌊/🌊s

faceclaim : wo_habum on twitter

proxy : 🫧🦭 , 🦈💧 , 🐬🐾

likes : colour blue , routine , cool air and water , ocean themed screenholders , light rain , sand , timers , old stories , iced tea , white noise , stargazing , mint , crunchy food , early mornings , plushies

dislikes : april fools day , crowded places , being touched on the back , waking up late , steamed glass , ignorance , dry hands , plastic cups , too sweet taste , injustice

hobbies : crossword puzzles , origami , doodling , marine biology

xenos : seaic , marinic , deepseagender , altumseaic , noxlibic , oddloopsongic , knightprince , bluelimegender , magisquidgender , digitalbeing , musihomeic , bedroomgender

nicknames : cors , ral , casp , caz , cupie , ito , mar , tosha , tul , mart , burr

personality traits : punctual , private , honest , mellow , curious , observant , prejudice , sweet

typing quirks : double punctuation,,!!

[randomrory69]

Diddys world new valentines day toons leaked real!!1!1 /j obviously. Anyways I spent hours on these silly scrimblos I hope this doesn't flop.

Oh also extra stuff

Cost of the toons:

Bonnie: 2000 Ichor

Cupie: 2500 Ichor

Linnie: 1,500 Ichor

Dandys lines when you buy them:

Bonnie: Oh, her? She totally has cavities She's probably gonna have diabetes. And how can she even walk in those shoes..?

Cupie: She's a brave one! A warrior. Just don't point out her hooves.. She's a bit insecure of them.

Linnie: She's a sweetheart. She may be shy and very skittish, but she will always try her best to help others.

[abatelunare]

Promette bene...

Ho scoperto una serie animata giapponese. S'intitola The Grimm Variation. In pratica, hanno preso le storie inventate dai fratelli Grimm. Esasperandone, si può dire, gli elementi cupi. L'idea d'una versione noir di queste celeberrime favole m'intriga assai. Il primo episodio, dedicato a Cenerentola, non era male. Forse un po' esagerato quanto alla malvagità della protagonista. Ma decisamente apprezzabile. Vedremo i prossimi cinque. Buonanotte a tutti voi.

[abr]

Della serie, i post impopolazzari sono il mio pane: piatto ricco mi ci ficco volentierissimo. Si parla di GENOCIDI.

Il post si basa su un principio fondamentale generale: se vogliamo far propaganda vale tutto, ma se invece vogliamo continuare a capirci, le parole che usiamo sono importanti.

[Inciso/disclaimer: tutte le guerre sono merda e tutte le vittime sono da piangere, buoni e kattivi (chi lo sia lo decide il vincitore, anche se da un po' di tempo il mainstream media fa di tutto per far casino e imputtanare una regola odiosa ma almeno chiara e certa, oltre che antica più di Ramses).]

Stabiliamo la baseline di raffronto: andiamo a dare un'occhiata al campionato mondiale del GENOCIDIO, quello degli ebrei in Europa tra 1936 e 1945. Ecco i freddi numeri ( dati via Holocaust Encyclopedia: Jewish Losses during the Holocaust by Country, su encyclopedia.ushmm.org):

Se ne ricava che in totale il 63% degli ebrei residenti nell'Europa continentale sparì: 6.192.507 mal contati su una popolazione preesistente stimata in 9.780.000. Come? De fame e de fredo, come càpita in tempi cupi un po' a tutti, sostiene il nazicommie d'ordinanza. Si ma non solo (sarcasmo): fu GENOCIDIO non casuale ma spintaneo, organizzato e gestito. Ecco la fredda contabilità:

Questa è Storia. Oggi si usa molto la parola GENOCIDIO riguardo ai palestinesi, in particolare per Gaza. Anche qui, andiamo in par condicio ai freddi numeri senza pietismi:

Popolazione di Gaza nel 2012: 2,142 milioni; vittime di guerra SECONDO HAMAS&SOCI (unwra, mainstream media europide): 50.000 circa. Pari al 2% della popolazione.

Un numero enorme, anche se include i terroristi uccisi mescolati alla popolazione. Teniamolo pure per buono, fingiamo di crederci, così la feccia laida alla Albanese dell'Onu/Unwra complici e correi si acquieta e non inizia a menarla.

Fingiamo ulteriormente che la feccia laida abbia ragione nel sostenere che si tratta di reazione esagerata israeliana a chi, la notte del 7 ottobre, soffriva d'insonnia e non se n'è rimasto a casa sua. Comunque sia, 'sti esagerati giudei avrebbero eliminato, secondo i provocatori del disastro, il 2% della popolazione, fatto esecrabile fin che si vuole ma altra cosa dal 63%, dai sei milioni e fischia dissolti dai nazi. Le dimensioni contano: giratela come volete ma resta fatto evidente incontrovertibile che un GENOCIDIO sia un altro tipo di sport da questa pur esecrabile cosa in atto a Gaza. Spiaze.

Quindi, sciacquarsi abbondantemente la bocca prima di usar termini inappropriati e fuorvianti. Again, un solo morto è sempre troppo ma per capire e capirsi bisogna usare il neurone, le parole=logos=pensiero che si usano sono importanti.

L'effetto peggiore non è tanto che l'uso delle parole ad cazzum avveleni i pozzi come fa, quanto che causa dipendenza assuefatta instupidita parossistica autoconvincente in chi le usa, solo fastidio per i sapiens nel senso etimologico che s'imbattano in codesti tossici.

[downsteepy]

my valentines day oc who i havent drawn since 2020. ummm sorry cupie 💔

[ speedpaint ]

[nonefrancesca]

Quando il cielo si apre tra le ombre e lascia filtrare la luce, sembra quasi che l’universo ci ricordi che anche nei giorni più cupi, c’è sempre un varco da cui entra la speranza.

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When the sky breaks through the shadows and lets the light in, it feels as if the universe is gently reminding us that even on the darkest days, there’s always a way for hope to shine through.

[maiawe]

Challenge #KAPANDSCORNER

Day one : Broken heart

I'm currently doing a CAS challenge, created by a French Youtuber, kapands, The Cupid's Corner dates, or #KapandsCorner

Meet Lila Melberg, my Sim for the day one : Broken heart

Lila Melberg

Lovebug - Clumsy - Good

You can't get much nicer or sweeter than Lila. Passionate about cooking, she tries to pass on her love for her craft and her dishes. But Lila is a real softie, always falling in love with the first man she meets, even if he's in a relationship…Especially if he's in a relationship. Lila can't help it, but she seems to attract married men like butterflies to light! And her latest relationship is no exception. But she should have known better - he'd never leave his wife for her, no matter how much he promised her. But never mind, even with a broken heart, Lila is still a fervent believer in love, and now she's back on Cupi…KapandsCorner!

[klimt7]

24 febbraio 2024

Un sabato pomeriggio

speso bene

A volte ci sono storie che meritano di essere raccontate. Lo capiamo solo dopo.

Quando comprendiamo che la scintilla iniziale, quella luce da cui ci siamo fatti guidare, seguendo la nostra intuizione, era fondata.

Nel mio caso, tutto è iniziato da un articolo della stampa locale. Un articolo apparso su CesenaToday, un sito web, che si occupa di dare informazioni e portare all'attenzione di tutti, le iniziative, gli eventi e molte delle manifestazioni del territorio, tutto ciò che accade - insomma - nel Cesenate e nei Comuni della vallata del Savio.

Riporto di seguito il testo dell'articolo, che avevo letto alcuni giorni fa :

Di notizie di questo tipo, sulla stampa e in Rete, ne appaiono decine, ogni giorno, eppure, in questo caso, qualcosa deve avermi colpito ad un livello più profondo della semplice curiosità.

Sarà che anche io, durante gli anni del Liceo Classico, mi sono appassionato alla pittura da autentico autodidatta, dopo che ho conosciuto le opere di Van Gogh e di Gustav Klimt! Sarà che il disegno, fin dalle scuole Elementari, era una delle attività preferite...

E così dai disegni a matita e coi pastelli, ero passato ai primi lavori a tempera (colori acrilici) e poi ai primi quadri su legno e alle prime tele ad olio.

Sarà che il mondo dell'Arte, mi ha sempre attratto e incuriosito...

Sarà che dopo l'aggressione russa all'Ucraina del 24 febbraio 2022, ho sempre fatto il tifo per il popolo ucraino e ho partecipato a diverse iniziative di volontariato, per inviare aiuti e soldi, agli ospedali di Leopoli e Kyiv, sia per dare supporto ai bambini e ragazzi universitari e alle madri ucraine fuggite dal proprio paese e arrivate in italia, nei primi mesi di questa assurda guerra, scatenata dal sanguinario dittatore di Vladimir Putin...

Sarà anche che io sono sempre stato affascinato della storia di chi è costretto ad abbandonare la propria Patria a causa di una guerra e a reinventarsi una vita.

Saranno stati tutti questi motivi assieme, ma qualcosa mi ha spinto a voler visitare la Mostra di questa artista ucraina, che grazie all'aiuto concreto del Comune di Mercato Saraceno è riuscita a coronare uno dei suoi sogni e presentare al pubblico parte dei suoi lavori.

Oggi alle 16, quindi, sono andato a Mercato Saraceno, a questo piccolo-grande evento : l'inaugurazione della Mostra di pittura di Kira Kharchenko.

E così, in un pomeriggio piovoso di metà febbraio, mi son trovato ad essere investito dall'energia dei quadri di questa ragazza che giunta in Italia, per colpa della guerra, ha intrapreso un percorso scolastico nel nostro paese, iscrivendosi al Liceo Artistico di Forlì.

Conversando con Kira, è diventato chiaro come il suo soggiorno in Italia sia stata anche una svolta della sua vita. Nel giro di appena due anni, ha infatti imparato ad esprimersi nella nostra lingua e ha cominciato un percorso artistico importante, adottando la tecnica dei colori ad olio.

Ma la cosa, ancora più importante è che Kira in questi anni è riuscita a portare avanti un progetto personale di grande valore:imparare ad esprimere grazie alla Pittura e al disegno il proprio mondo interiore fatto di idee e sentimenti.

Cosi come ha scoperto l'importanza della Filosofia come strumento per leggere il mondo e comunicare le idee che ci guidano nella vita.

Ciò che infatti colpisce di questa ragazza è il fatto che una sua opera, qualsiasi sua opera, parte sempre da uno stato d'animo, una riflessione, una emozione profonda. Tutti i suoi quadri, sono un mezzo per fare arrivare un messaggio legato alle emozioni e al mondo dei propri sentimenti.

È sufficiente allora, leggere le didascalie che accompagnano le sue tele per immergersi nel mondo interiore di Kira, continuamente in bilico fra pensieri cupi e paure legate alle minacce che ha portato la guerra nel suo paese, e la sua forza di volontà che la sorregge e la porta a credere alla speranza e a un futuro migliore, più umano e orientato al valore della Libertà.

Un futuro dove ogni sentimento trova la forza di emergere per esprimere la propria umanità.

Ed ecco che visitare la sua esposizione significa leggere molte delle pagine del suo personalissimo "romanzo di formazione".

È un pò come leggere il libro che Kira crescendo e prendendosi responsabilità del tutto nuove, sta scrivendo in questi anni.

Ci sono pagine chiare, luminose, abbaglianti che tuttavia non cancellano i momenti bui e i colori più cupi che esprimono le paure e le preoccupazioni.

Ma Kira ha dalla sua parte, due energie incredibili: è guidata da due stelle polari.

La sua fede religiosa ( kira è ortodossa) e la forza del dialogo ininterotto che lei stessa, ha con la propria anima.

Un confronto fertile con se stessa, con la persona che è e con il mondo dei propri pensieri, oltre che con i pensieri eterni, quelli validi in tutte le epoche, quelli che per comodità, noi indichiamo col termine "FILOSOFIA".

Perchè Kira non è soltanto una pittrice.

È prima di tutto una filosofa, una persona riflessiva che esprime le sue convinzioni profonde, le sue visioni, il modo di percepire la realtà, attraverso il linguaggio potente che è la Pittura.

Prossimamente dedicherò uno o più Post ai suoi quadri.

Per oggi, sono felice di aver partecipato a questa Mostra, di aver conosciuto questa promettente artista ucraina e aver iniziato a comprendere il suo linguaggio pittorico.

Piu di tutto, credo che il suo mondo interiore, la potenza del linguaggio che ha scelto, la profondità del suo modo di esprimere i sentimenti con immagini potenti e insieme, piene di armonia e grazia, ne fa un talento precocissimo, dal grande potenziale .

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[diceriadelluntore]

Storia Di Musica #337 - The Fixx, Reach The Beach, 1983

La spiaggia del secondo disco di questa serie agostana di copertina che ritraggono un tratto di spiaggia è piuttosto particolare: un uomo, sembra faticosamente, cerca di raggiungere la corata spiaggia quando ancora è semi immerso nelle acque. Il disegno è opera di uno dei più grandi designer di cover inglese, George Underwood, famoso per i suoi lavori con i T.Rex, per David Bowie (di cui era grandissimo amico, e fu lui a ritrarlo nella posa leggendaria di Ziggy Stardust) e della band di oggi, i The Fixx.

La band nacque con il nome The Portraits nel 1979 quando il cantante Cy Curnin e il batterista Adam Woods formarono la band mentre erano al college a Londra. Insieme al tastierista Rupert Greenall, i Portraits ebbero un piccolo successo, pubblicando un paio di singoli prima di sciogliersi alla fine del 1980 e presto riformarsi come The Fix con il chitarrista Jamie West-Oram e il bassista Charlie Barrett. Il gruppo pubblicò in modo indipendente il singolo Lost Planes nel febbraio 1981, che attirò l'attenzione della MCA Records che offrì un contratto al gruppo. Tuttavia, preoccupata per le allusioni e le implicazioni alle droghe del nome, impone di cambiarlo, e la band decide di aggiungere un’altra x, The Fixx. Il loro album di debutto di successo del 1982, Shuttered Room, conteneva due brani che ottennero un notevole successo nelle classifiche, e che qualche volta capita anche di risentire in qualche emittente radio più attenta e curata nelle scelte musicali, Stand Or Fall e Red Skies.

La registrazione per Reach the Beach iniziò più tardi nel 1982 con il produttore Rupert Hine. Barrett era stato sostituito nel tour precedente da Alfie Agius, che iniziò le sessioni di registrazione come bassista del gruppo ma lasciò il gruppo prima che l'album fosse completato. Il disco è il picco musicale di un gruppo che parte con l’intento di inserirsi nel predominante filone post punk del periodo, ma lo fa con idee molti interessanti e un uso direi innovativo e singolare dei campionamenti e dell’elettronica. L’album inizia con il loro più grande successo più grande successo, il riff funky di chitarra e basso, di One Thing Leads To Another, una delle Hit dei primi anni ’80: accompagnato da un video di successo di MTV, One Thing Leads To Another ha raggiunto il quarto posto nelle classifiche pop statunitensi e la vetta delle classifiche in Canada. The Sign Of Fire segue sulla scia di questo interessante funk/dance, dai toni nient’affatto cupi come il nascente e contemporaneo Synth-Pop, brano caratterizzato da un movimento ascendente/discendente tra i suoi due accordi predominanti per un piacevole effetto ipnotico. Ci sono alcuni passaggi creativi mentre attraversiamo la sezione centrale della canzone, che è l'unica con la partecipazione del futuro membro della band Dan K. Brown al basso. Segue la spastica e sconnessa Running, tra new wave e alcuni passaggi più melodici. La futuristica Saved By Zero ha ambizioni più grandi e profonde sia dal punto di vista sonoro che dei testi: effetti di synth strategici che si fondono con gli abbellimenti vocali di Curnin insieme ai nervosi riff di chitarra di West-Oram. Dal punto di vista dei testi, la canzone parla della ricerca della semplicità con la perdita delle cose materiali "della liberazione che ottieni quando non hai più nulla da perdere". Opinions chiude il bel primo lato del disco, costruito sulla voce quasi a cappella di Curnin nella strofa introduttiva e su un arrangiamento musicale che emerge lentamente fino a quando la canzone finalmente si materializza completamente. Il secondo lato originale dell'album contiene brani più cupi e malinconici. La title track Reach The Beach è una canzone synth/pop guidata dal semplice riff di tastiera e basso synth di Greenall insieme a diverse sezioni sonore elettroniche. Liner funziona come una rappresentazione elettronica di funk e soul con Agius che aggiunge qualche abile basso slap e Greenall che replica una sezione di fiati sul synth. Privilege si ispira chiaramente al rock elettronico tedesco di qualche anno prima, Outside è guidata dal ritmo costante alla batteria di Woods. Questo funge da spina dorsale per il riff di chitarra lento di Jamie West-Oram e la voce solista piena di sentimento di Curnin.

Reach the Beach ha raggiunto il picco nella Top 10 delle classifiche degli album di Billboard e alla fine è stato certificato multi-platino con vendite milionarie. Il gruppo continuò con un modesto successo fino alla fine degli anni '80 e fino agli anni '90, ma non raggiunse mai più le vette commerciali di questo album. Curnin e West-Oram suoneranno nelle canzoni I Might Have Been Queen e Better Be Good To Me nel disco di Tina Turner del 1984 Private Dancer. Nello stesso anno nel videoclip di una loro canzone, Are We Ourselves?, dal disco Phantoms, apparirà per la prima volta in assoluto un telefono cellulare (una versione modificata di un Motorola KR999). Un loro brano, Deeper And Deeper, farà parte della colonna sonora del film Streets Of Fire del 1985. Sono stati un interessante gruppo, di quelli poco conosciuti ma musicalmente molto stimolanti (che è categoria tra le mie preferite, ormai lo sapete) e che in questo disco hanno dato prova eccellente delle caratteristiche di un genere musicale.